Improved eotaey sorubbing-machine



CHARLES E. WAREHAM, Or PORT IIIASIIINGTON,` WISCONSIN.

Letters Patent No.' 77,554, 'dated Mayl 5, 1868; antedutecl April 23,1868.

IMPROVED ROTARY SGRUBBING-MAGHINE.

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Beit knoi'v'n that I, CHARLES E. WAREHAM, of Port Washington, in thecounty of Ozaukee, and State of Wisconsin, have invented afnew andimproved-Rotary Scrubbing-Brush and Mop; andI do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, andexactdoseriptionthere'of, which willenable'others skilled in the art to make and use the same, referencebeing' had.- :to the-accompanying drawings, forming part of thisspeeiication, in whichl i Figure 1 is an irregular vertical sectienofmy'improv'ed rotary scrubbing-brush, taken in the1inesxx,fig. 2. IFigure 2, a horizontal section -talen in the line yy, l.

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Tliejobjectof this invention is to provide lhousekeepers Withaeonvenientarticle for-scrubbing and cleaning floors, or for use on board of shipstolscrub'hthve deck,or any'similar purpose; and it consists in a boxmounted oon casters and-side-n'heels hung on an axis passing throi'glith'e\box,eonnected by gear with a horizontal brush, that touchesthe-floor, and revolves to scrub the surface by drawingforpushing thebox'about. ,This rotary .brush isveryeifeotive inscrubbing a door, andsavles mueh hai-d labor performed by women, while it does tho Work withgreater cleanliness than the-old method with' a hand scrubbing-brush,which splashes the dirty water on all sides.

The box is so arranged, also, thatit may' be used asa sprinkler.independently ofthe brush, or in connec, tion'with it, or may be changedinto a mop for mapping the floor. v

A represents asquare wooden box, of any convenient size, mounted on.three or more casters, a a, and resting alsotonrtwo sid'e-wheels, B B,which arehu-ng on the ends ofthe horizontal shaftb, that passes throughthe box, and carries a bevel-Ivheeh, engaging in a smaller bevel,c,placed on the verticalshaft d, on the lower end of which is fixed around scrubbing-brush, 0,'made of bristles, in the us ual way, or of anyother suitable material.

A bail or handle, e, is fastenedA tol'thesicle'oi' the box .for\ drawingit about on ailoor, when the motion ofthe wheels B .B )vill operate torevolve the'hrush C., and thus s orub the floor eifectxally by repeatedmovements backward and forwardA over lthe surface.

The box A has-a partition, .vg,in it to form a water-chamber, D, intheupper part, and. inthe partition is a sliding valve', L, below whichis*y fastened a p'erforat-edplat-form or screen,':c, for sprinkling-theloorby moving the box over thc surface. The brush() may be so connected'as to be raised vwhen the sprinkler is used,.and'also for adjustmenttothe level of the wheels B B. I v i 'llhe`brush C may be removed andamop-attached in its place for mapping the-floor andwiping or drying,l

itquicklyafter it-has been scrubbed, or the same-arrangement may be usedfor a permanent mop or brush, as

desired.

Having described. my invention, I claim as new, and desire to secure ybyLetters Patent- The arrangement Of the box A, mounted on wheels BIB, incombination ivitli the bevel-gear c c', for oprating a vrotary brush ormop, substantially as and for the purposes herein described.,

' OHAS. E. WAREHAM.- Witnesses:

A.. HEIDKAMP, Aue. MEYER.

